Big disappointment

Rating: Null/10 (3 November 2003)

Although this is definitely not an original idea (99% of world is dead or non-human and the survivors try to rebuild and survive), it hadn't been done in a while and I was looking forward to this. The story sounded solid and the trailer looked good.
It didn't take long to lose my enthusiasm. The editing style is very obtrusive and takes away from the story. Skip-frame editing isn't exactly a new idea anyway so this isn't anything revolutionary. This movie just feels like the Director/Editor wanted the viewer to marvel at their wonderful talents when all it did was take away from experience.
Furthermore, the musical score is also apparently bad early on in the film. It reminded me of some of the campy horror movies from the sixties. Lots of psychadelic guitar. Maybe I should have listened to Pink Floyd instead.
The story doesn't have any flaws but again, more should have been done with the idea. There are also inconsistencies is the story. For instance, why are their no abandoned cars on the road? The roads are completely cleared.
Furthermore, if everything has been cleared, why are the main characters traveling what looks like 40km per hour on a main road/highway? It did have one good sequence near the end of the movie with the idea of how the survivors will pro-create and the morality/politics entertained from that idea but it does not save this movie. It won't take long before we start seeing this one in the bargain bins.